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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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